independent projects
Sharing findings and tools
that benefit communities and
promote equity.
In addition to our client work, we contribute 15% of our time to independent projects on behalf of community groups or disadvantaged populations. Our projects usually involve program implementation or research and analysis that advocates for policies that increase equity and opportunity. Research-based projects also allow us to explore and experiment with new open data sets, technologies and tools that encourage sharing and collaboration with the public.
Finding your best fit high school
We built and shared this free easy to use search tool to help all families explore more high school options using data published by the Dept of Education.
Equitable access to elite public schools
Where do students at elite public schools tend to live and what middle schools did they attend?
Scaling your nonprofit
Add your pricing strategy. Be sure to include important details like value, length of service, and why it’s unique.
Navigating school bureaucracy
At NYC’s 2018 Open Data Conference, we provided an overview of the NYC public school application process with a call to action to make information about schools more accessible and the process simpler in order to benefit under-resourced families.
Public education is a perfect example of how large systems can sometimes unintentionally neglect the simplest needs of anyone without time, savvy and connections.
Where evictions happened after COVID
We believe in the value of looking at social outcomes from a location perspective. We were interested in exploring trends following the NYC lifting of rent moratoriums after the pandemic. We created maps to provide simple glimpses into the crisis of housing instability using open data provided by New York City, the US Census and other sources.
Delivering new books to kids in need
When COVID shut down schools, and libraries many high need students lost access to reading materials. Parents jumped into action to pool resources and work with Scholastic to deliver free books to families’ doors, reminding kids they weren’t forgotten.